Kallaway Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kallaway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kellaways,' a parish in Wiltshire, near Chippenham. It seems to have been known in earlier times as Kellaway, not Kellaways. With Kelloway, compare Solloway in the same district.

Elvas de Kaylewey, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Kallaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
United States491:7,397,121336,459
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Kallaway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kellaways,' a parish in Wiltshire, near Chippenham. It seems to have been known in earlier times as Kellaway, not Kellaways. With Kelloway, compare Solloway in the same district.

Elvas de Kaylewey, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1593. Richard Keyllwaye, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1598. Francis Kellway, Devon: ibid.

1599. Baptised — Henrie, s. Henrie Kellway: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1604. Ralph Kellway, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1613. Thomas Kelloway, of Bettefield, parish of Hanmer: Wills at Chester.

1639. John Starkey and Susan Kellaway: Marriage Lic. (London).

— Thomas Pate and Winifred Kellaway: ibid.

1754. Married — William Kelloway and Ann Arnold: Reg. Stourton, Wilts.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A parish in Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kellaway: The Kellawats probably take their name from a parish in Wilts. The Kelways or Kellaways were an ancient family of Chilfrome, where they lived during the first half of the 16th century, and at the same time one of the name owned land in Long Bridy and Allington (H.). In the latter part of the 15th century, William Kelway, gent., held land in Sherborne parish, and "seems to have been ancestor to a family after seated at Lillington" (H.). Through last century there was a well - to - do family at Piddle Hinton bearing this name (H.). Joseph Kelloway, one of the martyrs of the Monmouth rebellion in 1685, met his death on the scaffold at Somerton in Somersetshire ("Western Martyrology").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kallaway Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kallaway Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kallaway is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kallaway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Kallaway reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England Kallaway is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 46 percent are found, Somerset, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Outside of England this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.

Kallaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kallaway has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kallaway last name expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kallaway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kallaway last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kallaway last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kallaway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.71% less than the national average, earning R 181,296 per year and in United States they earn 27.08% more than the national average, earning $54,835 USD per year.

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